MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE: Man of the match Reece Walsh and second row forward Angus Crichton both scored two tries as Australia eased to a 26-6 win over England after dominating the second half of their opening Ashes match at Wembley on Saturday.

St Helens hooker Daryl Clark scored England’s consolation try in the game’s dying minutes. The second leg of their three-match series takes place at Everton next Saturday.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Coleraine still lead the Irish Premiership by two points after they won 2-0 in Portadown and second-placed Glentoran came from behind to eke out a 3-2 victory at struggling Crusaders.

Defending champions Linfield squeezed past Ballymena 2-1 to remain nine points off the top with three games in hand, Carrick lost 1-0 at home to Cliftonville, Larne drew 1-1 with Glenavon and Dungannon beat bottom club Glenavon 1-0.

MEN’S BOXING: Ipswich-born heavyweight Fabio Wardley scored a surprise eleventh-round stoppage win over New Zealand’s Joshua Parker in London on Saturday night.

Wardley improved his unbeaten record to 20 wins and 1 draw while Parker slipped to his fourth defeat in 40 bouts. On the undercard Mitchell Smith earned a unanimous points victory over previously unbeaten Arnie Dawson to claim the WBO European lightweight belt.

MEN’S RUGBY UNION: Cape Town won 31-16 at Treviso to preserve their unbeaten record and remain top of the United Rugby Championship on points difference after second-placed Munster squeezed past Connacht 17-15.

Glasgow beat Pretoria 21-12, Cardiff edged Edinburgh 20-19, Ulster lost 49-31 in Johannesburg, Leinster stuffed Zebre 50-26, Durban beat bottom club Scarlets 29-19 and Dragons fly-half Tinus de Beer missed two late kicks in their 19-19 draw with Ospreys.